acicalar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَقَلَ (ṣaqala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθikaˈlaɾ/ [a.θi.kaˈlaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /asikaˈlaɾ/ [a.si.kaˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ci‧ca‧lar

Verb

acicalar (first-person singular present acicalo, first-person singular preterite acicalé, past participle acicalado)

  1. (transitive) to groom
  2. (transitive) to polish, to preen
  3. (reflexive) to smarten oneself up, to preen oneself, to spruce up oneself

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